Tools of the Trade (c. 1940)

ID: 1894 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
This file appears in: James Connally Air Force Base
Tools of the Trade (c. 1940)

James Connally Air Force Base housed various types of air force training. The air force base provided soldiers with courses to learn many skills such as how to perform maintenance on aircrafts.

This file appears in: James Connally Air Force Base

By Sarah Miller
With the possible entrance into World War II on the horizon, McLennan County officials and local city leaders lobbied the federal government to build a military installation in the Waco area. By August 14, 1941, officials learned about the…